Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 林之助, 倫之介, 倫之助, 林之祐, 麟之助, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. ṘEEN-NO-SKE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are also possible.